Find the Partial Derivative $$f _ { x } \text { for the function } f ( x , y ) = x ^ { 2 } - 8 y ^ { 2 } + 6 \text {. }$$

question 98

Multiple Choice

Find the partial derivative $$f _ { x } \text { for the function } f ( x , y ) = x ^ { 2 } - 8 y ^ { 2 } + 6 \text {. }$$

• A) \(f _ { x } ( x , y ) = 16 x\)
• B) \(f _ { x } ( x , y ) = 2 x\)
• C) \(f _ { x } ( x , y ) = 32 x\)
• D) \(f _ { x } ( x , y ) = 17 x\)
• E) \(f _ { x } ( x , y ) = 9 x\)

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